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Ecological Assessment Report Ecological Assessment Report White Rock Wind Farm Near Glen Innes, NSW Prepared by: Prepared for: RPS Epuron Pty Ltd PO Box 428 Level 11, 75 Miller Street Hamilton NSW 2303 North Sydney NSW 2060 T: +61 4940 4200 F: +61 4961 6794 E: [email protected] W: rpsgroup.com.au Report No: 104226 Version/Date: Final / March 2011 rpsgroup.com.au Document Status Review Format Issue Version Purpose of Document Orig Review Approval Date Review Date Draft 1 Draft for Client Review PH TL 23-11-10 JH 24-11-10 T Lambert 24-11-10 Draft 2 Draft for Client Review PH TL 26-11-10 - T Lambert 26-11-10 Final Final for Issue PH TL 13-12-10 JH 13-12-10 T Lambert 13-12-10 Final Revised Final for Issue PH TL 7-3-11 - T Lambert 7-3-11 Disclaimers This document is and shall remain the property of RPS. The document may only be used for the purposes for which it was commissioned and in accordance with the Terms of Engagement for the commission. Unauthorised copying or use of this document in any form whatsoever is prohibited. rpsgroup.com.au Executive Summary This report undertakes a flora and fauna assessment for a proposal south-west of Glen Innes, NSW. The proposal would comprise 119 wind turbines, with a maximum height of 150 metres, and associated powerlines and access roads. Two Endangered Ecological Communities (EECs) were identified within the study area, namely, Ribbon Gum – Mountain Gum Woodland (EEC – Ribbon Gum – Mountain Gum – Snow Gum Grassy Forest/Woodland of the New England Tableland Region) and Yellow Box Woodland (EEC White Box Yellow Box Blakely's Red Gum Woodland). No threatened flora species as listed on the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (TSC Act) and Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) were identified within the study area during field surveys. Potential habitat within the study area was identified for three threatened flora species identified during database searches. Assessment of the potential level of impact on EECs and threatened flora species listed under the TSC Act identified one EEC and four threatened flora as potentially impacted by the proposal. For EECs and flora species the positioning of wind turbines in areas to avoid forest/woodland vegetation resulted in proposed powerline easements and access roads as requiring most woodland/forest vegetation removal. The relatively small area of vegetation that would be removed for the wind farm in relation to much larger amount available in the immediate area resulted in a finding of no significant impact on EECs or threatened flora species listed under the TSC Act. Three threatened fauna species were recorded during field surveys namely, the Eastern Bentwing- bat (Miniopterus schreibersii), Little Pied Bat (Chalinolobus picatus) and Varied Sittella (Daphoenositta chrysoptera). Potential habitat within the study area was identified for five threatened species during database searches. Assessment of the potential level of impact on threatened fauna species under the TSC Act identified seven threatened fauna species as potentially impacted by the proposal. The seven fauna species are the Turquoise Parrot (Neophema pulchella), Grey-headed Flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus), Eastern Bentwing-bat, Yellow-bellied Sheathtail-bat (Saccolaimus flaviventris), Greater Broad-nosed Bat (Scoteanax rueppellii), Greater Long-eared Bat (Nyctophilus timoriensis) and Little Pied Bat. The proposal was considered unlikely to have a significant impact on any of the seven threatened fauna species listed under the TSC Act. The proposal was also found to have no significant impact on any ecological communities, threatened species or migratory species as listed under the EPBC Act. Recommendations have been made to minimise and monitor the potential impacts of the proposal, including the implementation of a Construction Management Plan, an Environmental Management Plan and an Adaptive Management Plan. Offsets will also be provided to compensate for the loss of impact vegetation and habitat. Ecological Assessment Report, Final, March 2011 Page i Terms & Abbreviations Abbreviation Meaning API Aerial Photograph Interpretation CRZ Core Riparian Zone DECCW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts DEWHA (now SEWPAC) DoP Department of Planning DWE Department of Water and Energy EEC Endangered Ecological Communities EP&A Act Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act EPBC Act 1999 LGA Local Government Area NPWS National Parks and Wildlife Service ROTAP Rare or Threatened Australian Plants RPS RPS Australia East Pty Ltd SAT Spot Assessment Technique SEPP 44 State Environmental Planning Policy No. 44 Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population SEWPAC and Communities TSC Act Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 Ecological Assessment Report, Final, March 2011 Page ii Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY I TERMS & ABBREVIATIONS II 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Purpose and Scope 1 1.2 Site Particulars 2 1.3 Project Summary 2 1.3.1 The Project 2 1.3.2 Project Refinement Process 4 1.4 Qualifications, Licensing and Certification 10 1.4.1 Qualifications 10 1.4.2 Licensing 10 1.4.3 Certification 10 2 METHODOLOGY 11 2.1 Data Collation and Literature Review 11 2.2 Flora Survey 13 2.3 Fauna Survey 16 2.4 Habitat Assessment 19 2.5 Survey Dates, Types and Prevailing Conditions 20 2.6 Weed Control 20 2.7 Limitations 20 3 RESULTS 22 3.1 Flora 22 3.1.1 Threatened Flora Species 22 3.1.2 Description of Vegetation Communities 22 3.2 Fauna 27 3.2.1 Key Observations from Bat Surveys 29 3.2.2 Key Observations from Bird Surveys 31 3.3 Habitat Attributes 33 3.4 Significant Habitats within the Locality 34 3.5 Key Habitats and Corridors 35 3.5.1 Background 35 3.5.2 Key Habitats and Corridors at White Rock 36 4 ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSAL 39 4.1 Vegetation 44 4.1.1 Overview 44 4.1.2 Known and Potential Impacts 44 Ecological Assessment Report, Final, March 2011 Page iii 4.2 Birds 45 4.2.1 Overview 45 4.2.2 Known and Potential Impacts 47 4.2.3 Cumulative Impacts 51 4.3 Bats 53 4.3.1 Overview 53 4.3.2 Known and Potential Impacts 53 4.3.3 Cumulative Impacts 55 4.4 Other Fauna 56 4.4.1 Overview 56 4.4.2 Known and Potential Impacts 56 4.5 Key Habitats and Corridors 56 4.6 Aquatic Habitats and Groundwater Dependant Ecosystems 57 4.7 Rationale to Support Conclusions 57 5 ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 59 5.1 Proposed Management Measures 59 5.1.1 Management Planning 59 5.1.2 Bird and Bat Monitoring 60 5.1.3 Weed Management 60 6 ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION ASSESSMENT 62 6.1 Identification of Subject Species and Communities 62 6.2 Assessment of Significant Species / Communities 74 6.2.1 Threatened Flora 74 6.2.2 Endangered Ecological Communities 75 6.2.3 Threatened Fauna 76 6.3 Key Threatening Processes (KTP) 78 6.4 Assessment under the EPBC Act 79 6.4.1 Wetlands Protected by International Treaty (the RAMSAR Convention) 80 6.4.2 Nationally Listed Threatened Species and Ecological Communities 80 6.4.3 Nationally Listed Migratory Species 81 6.4.4 EPBC Act Summary Statement 82 6.5 Assessment under SEPP 44 – ‘Koala Habitat Protection’ 82 6.6 Key Thresholds Assessment (Part 3A) 83 6.7 Green Offsets 83 7 CONCLUSION 86 8 RECOMMENDATIONS AND MITIGATION 88 9 REFERENCES 89 Ecological Assessment Report, Final, March 2011 Page iv Figures Figure 1-1: Study Locality 8 Figure 1-2: Project Layout 9 Figure 2-1: Flora Quadrat Locations 15 Figure 2-2: Fauna Survey Effort 17 Figure 3-1: Vegetation Communities 26 Figure 3-2: Threatened Species Records 28 Figure 3-3: NPWS Key Habitats and Corridors 38 Figure 4-1: Ecological Constraints Map 40 Figure 4-2: Ecological Constraints Map (North) 41 Figure 4-3: Ecological Constraints Map (Centre) 42 Figure 4-4: Ecological Constraints Map (South) 43 Tables Table 2-1: 2010 Bat Call Recording Sites and Habitat Type 18 Table 2-2: Survey Dates, Types and Prevailing Weather 20 Table 3-1: Identification of Bat Passes recorded in the White Rock area on 25-30 September 2010 30 Table 3-2: Results of Formal and Opportunistic Bird Census 32 Table 3-3: Sub-regional Corridor Fauna Assemblages 37 Table 4-1: Collision Potential of Selected Birds Seen or Expected to Occur within the Study Area 48 Table 6-1: Threatened Species Considered for the Study Area and Assessment of Potential Impacts 63 Appendices APPENDIX 1 Flora & Fauna Species Lists APPENDIX 2 Qualifications of Personnel Ecological Assessment Report, Final, March 2011 Page v 1 Introduction RPS has been commissioned by Epuron to undertake an Ecological Assessment for a proposed wind farm development at White Rock, near Glen Innes, on the New England Tablelands of New South Wales (NSW) (Figure 1-1). This study by RPS was undertaken as part of the Environmental Assessment (EA) to support an application for Project Approval under Part 3A of the EP&A Act. The report has been structured and conducted to fulfil the requirements of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act), the TSC Act and the Fisheries Management Act 1994 (FM Act). Assessment of the proposal under the requirements of State Environmental Planning Policy No. 44 (SEPP 44) – ‘Koala Habitat Protection’ is included. Consideration of the proposal has also been undertaken in relation to the Commonwealth EPBC Act. Director General’s Requirements (DGRs) have been issued by the NSW Department of Planning (DoP) for the project. The DGRs identify certain requirements that must be incorporated into the flora and fauna assessment aspect of the project.
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